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Career Search and Personal Branding Blog
Most everyone would like to be in a career that they feel is their “calling”. The career that most utilizes their strengths, skills, passions, and knowledge. A career that they feel they were designed for.
For some it may be a spiritual calling… a task, job, or career that they believe God is calling them to [...]
I was giving a Resume Prep workshop to a group of young not-for-profit professionals this past Monday and one of the attendees asked me if I could address the topic of who and when to make a career transition. Unfortunately, I did not have time that evening, so I will address it here today and [...]
With the overall economy slowly beginning to show signs of improvement and the New Year quickly approaching, a number of leading career experts and workforce professionals indicate that many people are poised and ready to make a career transition. In working with clients who are interested in changing careers, I emphasize that the process of [...]
If you are contemplating a career change, may I suggest you consider an exit strategy? In the world of our careers, any time you are considering a change in careers, you would do well if you put together a strategy to pull the plug where you are in a professional way. In addition to that [...]
As I was growing up, the term “for Love or Money” was often used after a statement about doing something. It was a way of saying the two most important things in the world are still not big enough, powerful enough or important enough to move or sway a person to do something. [...]
Recently (July 2010), the New York Post ran an interesting article in their career advice section, and the writer included these three ubiquitous facts, some of which you may already be aware.
1. “Today’s workers will run through at least 10 jobs, three careers, and two layoffs between college and retirement.”
2. “90 percent of all jobs [...]
I’m now reading (for the second time) the powerful book The Principle of the Path by Andy Stanley. The premise of the book is clear: Direction-not intention-determines our destination. This principle isn’t something you follow like a rule. It follows you and it has the power to break you.
If you choose a path of financial [...]
As a career coach and former High Tech manager, I’ve noticed that most people wind up in careers that are completely out of line with their college degrees or interests. When you ask people how they “chose” their careers, many of them answer with something very much like a track through the jungle. They didn’t [...]
Having been a member of Corporate America for over 10 years, my passion for growth and advancement in the job market has thought me quite a bit. There are many different ways to look at Corporate America, every position within an organization carries its own perspective and introduces you to an entirely different experience. There [...]
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